Dropship Crew Chief

Piloting

Dropship Crew Chief

Difficulty: Easy Supervisors: Command staff, Pilot Officer Rank: Sergeant Duties: Assist the pilot officer and pilot the dropship in their absence. Guides: Pilot Officer Unlock Requirements: Five hours as any squad role. Detailed Description: |__________| Your job is to assist the pilot officer maintain the ship's dropship. You have authority only on the dropship, but you are expected to maintain order, as not to disrupt the pilot. |__________|

"Ready for tactical resupplying Sir, I've got the LZ detectors you asked for--" ― SSGT. Alfred Brown

Overview

The Dropship Crew Chief, as the name suggests, Is in charge of the maintenance and order of the dropship and helping the Pilot Officer or covering for them in their absence by manning the dropship. Use the command channel (:v) to coordinate with the pilot officers and ask what do they need. Do note that you cannot conduct FMs (Fire Missions). You can only use direct hit.

Preparing and Resupplying the Dropships

When the operation begins, The dropships will most likely need some preparing, If there is a Pilot Officer you should ask them what modules and ammunition they plan on using and print it for them, This can be done via the dropship part fabricator in the workshop, North of the hangar. After the initial preparations the dropships will also likely need more ammunition, You can help by preparing the ordnance they need before they land and putting it near the dropship. The dropship parts and ammunitions costs are as follows:

Equipment	Cost in points	Amount of time required to generate that many points
Sentry deployment system	500	17 minutes
Machinegun deployment system	300	10 minutes
Launch bay	400	13 minutes
Fuel enhancer	800	27 minutes
Cooling system	800	27 minutes
Spotlight	300	10 minutes
Targeting system	800	27 minutes
Laser detector	400	13 minutes
LZ detector	400	13 minutes
GAU-21 30mm cannon	400	13 minutes
Rocket pod	600	20 minutes
Minirocket pod	600	20 minutes
Laser beam gun	500	17 minutes

Ammo	Cost in points	Amount of time required to generate that many points
High-Velocity 30mm ammo crate	300	10 minutes
30mm ammo crate	150	5 minutes
High-Capacity laser battery	100	3 minutes
AIM-224 'Widowmaker'	300	10 minutes
AGM-227 'Banshee'	300	10 minutes
GBU-67 'Keeper II'	300	10 minutes
XN-99 'Napalm'	500	17 minutes
Incendiary mini rocket stack	500	17 minutes
Mini rocket stack	300	10 minutes
Multi-purpose Area Denial Sentry	600	20 minutes

As can be seen in the table, Every part has a point cost and the points are not infinite! Make sure you are about to order the right parts by confirming with the Pilot officer.

Medical Assistance in the FOB

If you are tired of printing ammunitions you can give medical support in the FOB. You can do it by getting a defibrillator and a M276 pattern lifesaver bag and look around the FOB for any injured marines, Just make sure you get back to the dropship in time!

Note: You may not leave the FOB nor are you a combat role, While at the FOB you should only use your personal firearm for self defense and if the situation escalates you should go back to the dropship.

Maintaining Order in the Dropship

Another job of yours is making sure the order is kept inside the dropship, Watch out for any marines harming the dropship or other marines and treat them appropriately, Note your rank is SSGT. and so you outrank all squad roles except the Squad Leader.

Your Skillset

Master Elite Expert Specially Trained Trained CQC Endurance Fireman Carry	Master Expert Specially Trained Trained Medical Surgery
Master Expert Specially Trained Trained Construction Engineering JTAC Leadership Vehicles	Specially Trained Trained Firearms Police Powerloader Melee Piloting Domestic Intel
Trained Research Navigation Execution	Trained Smartgun M5-RPG M4RA Battle Rifle M42A Scoped Rifle M92 Grenade Launcher M240-T Incinerator

To find out about how the skill system works head over to the skills system page.